Patents by Inventor Nancy Sweitzer

Nancy Sweitzer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • 3-dimensional cardiac fibroblast derived extracellular matrix
    Patent number: 8802144
    Abstract: A bioscaffold made from an isolated cardiac fibroblast-derived 3-dimensional extracellular matrix (ECM) is disclosed. The bioscaffold can be used as an epicardial patch for the delivery of therapeutic cells into myocardial tissue. Methods of making the 3-dimensional extracellular matrix using cultured cardiac fibroblasts are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Eric G. Schmuck, Nancy Sweitzer